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7/12/2019 0 Comments

Youthfront Headquarters

Sometimes a project comes along that when you meet the people involved you know it is going to be a special project. Youthfront's new corporate office buildings was one of those special projects. Natasha Nikkel cam into Lucas Commercial Flooring's office in 2016 looking for a little help with the finish selections on their new office building. Immediately, we could tell Natasha was a stylish person with an idea of what she wanted to see reflected in the office building.

The first step of the process was creating a vision board of the space, based on inspiration images of that idea. Natasha gathered images that leaned toward Mid-Century Modern, with a focus on function, clean lines, and combinations of materials.

With these images to guide the way, a color palette was determined as the base of the design, and flooring options were mulled over to balance budget, style, and performance. The process began with reviewing options for the main carpet and hard surface to provide clean lines and deliberate color accents.

At this point, Natasha presented the view of the exterior created by Integral Design Architecture. The beautiful tower windows gave inspiration for some of the accent products introduced in the conference and training rooms. These products started with the clean lines of the overall design, but added interest mimicking the angles of the windows. This created interest and cohesion from outside to inside and throughout the building.

Building on the accents and styles, cabinetry finishes were reviewed and selected, continuing the tailored and sophisticated design while combining different materials for texture and interest. Furniture and lighting were the final touches that Natasha worked with our partners Convergence Lighting and Contract Furnishings to make selections that would compliment the overall feel of the office.

"Lucas Commercial Flooring was wonderful to work with. Dana consistently provided a number of quality options for us to select from, mindful of both our design and our budget. We are thrilled with the outcome and have no doubt her creative solutions helped our project look amazing. We look forward to working with Dana again on our future projects. "
- Natasha Nikkel

We were pleased to see the outcome of the project at Youthfront's open house on June 20, 2019, and we congratulate them on a successful project that will give them a long-lasting home in the 47!

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6/3/2019 0 Comments

Columbia SDA Church

Columbia SDA Church was in the process of selecting a new carpet for several areas in their building, including the sanctuary, classrooms, and lobby, when Lucas Commercial Flooring Group connected with one of the committee members. The committee had been working on making a carpet selection for the church, but the quotes they had received didn’t give the committee much information on what to expect from the materials quoted.

When Lucas’s President, Dana Hetrick, reached out, she wanted to focus on what type of commercial carpet specification would work best for a church, and what to look for in the specifications to compare quotes “apples to apples”. Dana also suggested that Lucas Commercial Flooring pull some samples to review options available based on the church’s expectations of the life span and performance of the material.

After some additional conversations, the committee decided to meet with Lucas Flooring. During the meeting, several options were reviewed and discussed, with the main discussion revolving around quality versus budget.

The church didn’t want to replace their flooring with just anything, they wanted to find a product that, with proper maintenance, would last 10-15+ years without blowing their budget. Reviewing samples for styles and colors that worked with the facility, Dana explained how the carpet backing, type and shape of the fibers, ounce weight and height of the loops, and dying process of the fibers all went into the longevity of the product. She then worked with the committee to rank the samples on value, considering both quality and pricing in the ranking.

The final selection was a carpet tile with a rubber backing, type 6,6 nylon fibers, 22 oz. level loop, a mix of solution and space dyed fibers, and a gorgeous pattern that will provide the Columbia SDA Church a flooring solution that will be beautiful for many years!

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